Lanto Griffin thought he’d be home Saturday. Instead, he’s contending at the Shriners Children’s Open.
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Moving day at the Shriners Children’s Open on Saturday failed to create any separation on the leaderboard, setting up a Sunday shootout with eight players within four shots of the lead at TPC Summerlin.
Sam Burns, a winner last week in Mississippi, fired an 8-under 63 at TPC Summerlin on Friday and stood at 13-under 129 headed to the weekend at the Shriners Children’s Open.
Harry Hall, a UNLV graduate and Las Vegas resident, had a 6-under 65 on Friday, leaving him at 11 under and in the thick of the title hunt heading into the weekend.
Charley Hoffman should have a home-course advantage when it comes to the Shriners Children’s Open, given the countless times he’s played TPC Summerlin over the years.
News and notes from the Shriners Children’s Open PGA Tour event at TPC Summerlin.
Brooks Koepka is hoping to put 2021 behind him, a year he calls disappointing. Such are the standards when you’ve won four major championships in the past four years.
The extension marks a 19-year commitment by Shriners to the tournament, which is being played this week for the 38th consecutive year.
Golf fans looking for some firepower will find some fascinating groupings during the first two rounds of the Shriners Children’s Open. Here are four worth watching.
While Las Vegas golf fans have one eye on TPC Summerlin and the Shriners Children’s Open this week, another eye is clearly focused on next week’s CJ Cup at The Summit Club.
Harris English is still coming down from the high of the U.S. Ryder Cup victory two weeks ago. But with the Shriners Children’s Open, it was time to get back to tournament golf.
Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka will face off in a 12-hole match Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas. The event will take place at Wynn Golf Club and be televised by Turner Sports.
Jared Wolfe, Brandon Wu, Jin Jeong and Alex Smalley earned the final four spots in this week’s Shriners Children’s Open at a qualifying event Monday at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
The Shriners Children’s Open begins Thursday at TPC Summerlin and includes a strong contingent of players with ties to Southern Nevada.
Brooks Downing, who runs BD Global Sports, the firm that ran last year’s Korn Ferry event at Paiute, says discussions are continuing to bring the tournament back to Las Vegas.
